Patric Fallon
@patricfallon.bsky.social
Designer, writer, programmer & all-around #gamedev. Wish I could do the art stuff, too.
🌊 Created quiet survival adventure Aquamarine.
🎨 Lead programmer for arty-party drawing game Doodle Champs.
💭 Developing two as-yet-unannounced titles.
🌊 Created quiet survival adventure Aquamarine.
🎨 Lead programmer for arty-party drawing game Doodle Champs.
💭 Developing two as-yet-unannounced titles.
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It's not about if Horses is good or if you like it, it's about the world we're in where a few companies have control over who gets to make money and which artists get to continue working.
Stores can stock whatever they want, but if you don't understand the broader picture you shouldn't speak.
Stores can stock whatever they want, but if you don't understand the broader picture you shouldn't speak.
December 4, 2025 at 4:38 AM
It's not about if Horses is good or if you like it, it's about the world we're in where a few companies have control over who gets to make money and which artists get to continue working.
Stores can stock whatever they want, but if you don't understand the broader picture you shouldn't speak.
Stores can stock whatever they want, but if you don't understand the broader picture you shouldn't speak.
Only a few hours left to pick up my flawed-but-charming labor of love for just a couple bucks!
Some folks call it "2D Subnautica", to which I would add: "if it were a turn-based playable comic book about the journey of self-realization" moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev
Some folks call it "2D Subnautica", to which I would add: "if it were a turn-based playable comic book about the journey of self-realization" moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev
Aquamarine: Explorer's Edition by moebial, hitcents
A quiet survival adventure in an alien ocean.
moebial.itch.io
December 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Only a few hours left to pick up my flawed-but-charming labor of love for just a couple bucks!
Some folks call it "2D Subnautica", to which I would add: "if it were a turn-based playable comic book about the journey of self-realization" moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev
Some folks call it "2D Subnautica", to which I would add: "if it were a turn-based playable comic book about the journey of self-realization" moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev
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The one upside of generative AI is that it made me value human-made art more. Art that didn't really impress me before feels way more meaningful now. Thanks slop, you made me appreciate human creativity more than ever.
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The one upside of generative AI is that it made me value human-made art more. Art that didn't really impress me before feels way more meaningful now. Thanks slop, you made me appreciate human creativity more than ever.
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This is still happening! Only $2 for a vibey lil hand-drawn adventure about surviving in an alien ocean 🌊
Totally forgot to post about the weekend sale over at @itch.io for my game Aquamarine!
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
Aquamarine: Explorer's Edition by moebial, hitcents
A quiet survival adventure in an alien ocean.
moebial.itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is still happening! Only $2 for a vibey lil hand-drawn adventure about surviving in an alien ocean 🌊
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Patric is the incredible lead programmer for Doodle Champs! 🎨He brought my vision for my niche lil' drawing game for artists to life. He's a professional game dev, and a hell of a cool dude.
Please go check out his own awesome hand-drawn adventure game here! 🌊 AQUAMARINE 🌊
Please go check out his own awesome hand-drawn adventure game here! 🌊 AQUAMARINE 🌊
This is still happening! Only $2 for a vibey lil hand-drawn adventure about surviving in an alien ocean 🌊
Totally forgot to post about the weekend sale over at @itch.io for my game Aquamarine!
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Patric is the incredible lead programmer for Doodle Champs! 🎨He brought my vision for my niche lil' drawing game for artists to life. He's a professional game dev, and a hell of a cool dude.
Please go check out his own awesome hand-drawn adventure game here! 🌊 AQUAMARINE 🌊
Please go check out his own awesome hand-drawn adventure game here! 🌊 AQUAMARINE 🌊
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Totally forgot to post about the weekend sale over at @itch.io for my game Aquamarine!
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
Aquamarine: Explorer's Edition by moebial, hitcents
A quiet survival adventure in an alien ocean.
moebial.itch.io
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Totally forgot to post about the weekend sale over at @itch.io for my game Aquamarine!
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
This is still happening! Only $2 for a vibey lil hand-drawn adventure about surviving in an alien ocean 🌊
Totally forgot to post about the weekend sale over at @itch.io for my game Aquamarine!
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
Aquamarine: Explorer's Edition by moebial, hitcents
A quiet survival adventure in an alien ocean.
moebial.itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is still happening! Only $2 for a vibey lil hand-drawn adventure about surviving in an alien ocean 🌊
Totally forgot to post about the weekend sale over at @itch.io for my game Aquamarine!
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
Aquamarine: Explorer's Edition by moebial, hitcents
A quiet survival adventure in an alien ocean.
moebial.itch.io
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Totally forgot to post about the weekend sale over at @itch.io for my game Aquamarine!
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
If you want something fun to chill out with this lazy holiday weekend, I think my turn-based underwater exploration adventure is a great choice. moebial.itch.io/aquamarine #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
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Well there’s the rub, as @thespaceshipper.com answered: exactly the same thing (with more people around me)
UBI gives everyone the same opportunity to pursue their interests and passions that ‘get really fucking lucky 15 years ago with a rectangle game’ gave me. And I think that’s neat.
UBI gives everyone the same opportunity to pursue their interests and passions that ‘get really fucking lucky 15 years ago with a rectangle game’ gave me. And I think that’s neat.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Well there’s the rub, as @thespaceshipper.com answered: exactly the same thing (with more people around me)
UBI gives everyone the same opportunity to pursue their interests and passions that ‘get really fucking lucky 15 years ago with a rectangle game’ gave me. And I think that’s neat.
UBI gives everyone the same opportunity to pursue their interests and passions that ‘get really fucking lucky 15 years ago with a rectangle game’ gave me. And I think that’s neat.
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Sometimes, when two people love each other very much, they share a save file
November 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Sometimes, when two people love each other very much, they share a save file
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🦃🎮 Creator Day returns this Friday with the start of our Black Friday 2025 Sitewide Sale. For 24 hours we'll waive our free on all transactions. Over 15,000 projects to be on sale from this Friday through December 3rd. More details here itch.io/blog/1124058/creator...
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
🦃🎮 Creator Day returns this Friday with the start of our Black Friday 2025 Sitewide Sale. For 24 hours we'll waive our free on all transactions. Over 15,000 projects to be on sale from this Friday through December 3rd. More details here itch.io/blog/1124058/creator...
If there is a humble yet surprisingly expensive key in your hub-world, you better believe my entire existence will revolve around purchasing it as quickly as possible.
And no, I do NOT care what it unlocks.
And no, I do NOT care what it unlocks.
November 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If there is a humble yet surprisingly expensive key in your hub-world, you better believe my entire existence will revolve around purchasing it as quickly as possible.
And no, I do NOT care what it unlocks.
And no, I do NOT care what it unlocks.
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psst, no one is struggling with this - we are trying to create singular things that resonate with a huge audience or resonate hugely with a specific audience. We "struggle" with how tech and VC funding has broken almost every creative economy we have. So thanks but no thanks
November 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
psst, no one is struggling with this - we are trying to create singular things that resonate with a huge audience or resonate hugely with a specific audience. We "struggle" with how tech and VC funding has broken almost every creative economy we have. So thanks but no thanks
It’s wild to me how much I can relate to in this story of triple-A/triple-i developers. Really eases the alienation and frustration that comes with trying to get a commercial narrative game finished.
NEW: the new game Dispatch is a huge hit (1 million copies!). But few people know how close it came to never existing.
Here's the wild story, from a canceled Splinter Cell game (scoop!) to a Telltale divorce to the founders not taking paychecks for six months: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Here's the wild story, from a canceled Splinter Cell game (scoop!) to a Telltale divorce to the founders not taking paychecks for six months: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The Turbulent, Seven-Year Saga Behind Hit Game ‘Dispatch’
The narrative, superhero game starring Aaron Paul of ‘Breaking Bad’ sold 1 million copies in the 10 days following its Oct. 22 release
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It’s wild to me how much I can relate to in this story of triple-A/triple-i developers. Really eases the alienation and frustration that comes with trying to get a commercial narrative game finished.
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re: tutorials and early game friction, here's a blog post I wrote in 2021 on why I like the social practice of game wiki'ing, and the "ludic mystery" that motivates it mixedinitiatives.net/blog/apologi...
Apologia for Game Wikis | Mixed Initiatives
mixedinitiatives.net
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
re: tutorials and early game friction, here's a blog post I wrote in 2021 on why I like the social practice of game wiki'ing, and the "ludic mystery" that motivates it mixedinitiatives.net/blog/apologi...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Games industry veteran Alyssa Kollgaard has put together a tool called Publisher Pathfinder, which guides developers towards publishing partners and investors that match their game's needs.
www.gamesindustry.biz/publisher-pa...
www.gamesindustry.biz/publisher-pa...
Publisher Pathfinder is a new tool to help developers find publishing partners and investors
Styled as an old-school text adventure game, the tool includes a database of nearly 800 companies
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Games industry veteran Alyssa Kollgaard has put together a tool called Publisher Pathfinder, which guides developers towards publishing partners and investors that match their game's needs.
www.gamesindustry.biz/publisher-pa...
www.gamesindustry.biz/publisher-pa...
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Gotta start posting about Order Automatica more : ) Another big update coming soon.
Your last candle is flickering... Complete the ritual before the darkness takes you!
⚙️ Roguelike auto-battler played on a 3×3 grid.
#PitchYaGame #indiegame #roguelike
Your last candle is flickering... Complete the ritual before the darkness takes you!
⚙️ Roguelike auto-battler played on a 3×3 grid.
#PitchYaGame #indiegame #roguelike
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Gotta start posting about Order Automatica more : ) Another big update coming soon.
Your last candle is flickering... Complete the ritual before the darkness takes you!
⚙️ Roguelike auto-battler played on a 3×3 grid.
#PitchYaGame #indiegame #roguelike
Your last candle is flickering... Complete the ritual before the darkness takes you!
⚙️ Roguelike auto-battler played on a 3×3 grid.
#PitchYaGame #indiegame #roguelike
Started a lil side project this week as a treat and it’s all clicked so effortlessly!
Any guesses what I’m making? 📅 #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
Any guesses what I’m making? 📅 #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Started a lil side project this week as a treat and it’s all clicked so effortlessly!
Any guesses what I’m making? 📅 #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
Any guesses what I’m making? 📅 #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
While I remain adrift in publisher pitch purgatory, I'm giving myself the ultimate #gamedev treat today:
Permission to work on something new. 🎁
Permission to work on something new. 🎁
November 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
While I remain adrift in publisher pitch purgatory, I'm giving myself the ultimate #gamedev treat today:
Permission to work on something new. 🎁
Permission to work on something new. 🎁
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My game is good, the algorithm just ignores me
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores me
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores me
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores...
#indiegames #pixelart #gamedev
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores me
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores me
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores...
#indiegames #pixelart #gamedev
November 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores me
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores me
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores me
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores...
#indiegames #pixelart #gamedev
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores me
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores me
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores...
#indiegames #pixelart #gamedev
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Dear folks.
I’m collecting case studies on good/interesting game dev practice/process from artisanal solo devs or small teams. Please; more reccs for developers who are not dudes.
I’m collecting case studies on good/interesting game dev practice/process from artisanal solo devs or small teams. Please; more reccs for developers who are not dudes.
November 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Dear folks.
I’m collecting case studies on good/interesting game dev practice/process from artisanal solo devs or small teams. Please; more reccs for developers who are not dudes.
I’m collecting case studies on good/interesting game dev practice/process from artisanal solo devs or small teams. Please; more reccs for developers who are not dudes.
This is entirely accurate and it’s not even close.
I feel like I say this every year but I really need people to hear it. Halloween is the best American holiday. Just kids outside welcomed into their world, marching around together, showing off their costumes to the elderly, parents meeting parents, neighbors catching up with neighbors.
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is entirely accurate and it’s not even close.
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Gamedev friends, this is more proof that we are not to blame for the current state of our industry.
These are the same executives that follow every trend blindly and ignorantly.
Aggressive MTX, everything is a live service, DRM that only punish paying players, NFTs, and now AI.
What a shitshow.
These are the same executives that follow every trend blindly and ignorantly.
Aggressive MTX, everything is a live service, DRM that only punish paying players, NFTs, and now AI.
What a shitshow.
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Gamedev friends, this is more proof that we are not to blame for the current state of our industry.
These are the same executives that follow every trend blindly and ignorantly.
Aggressive MTX, everything is a live service, DRM that only punish paying players, NFTs, and now AI.
What a shitshow.
These are the same executives that follow every trend blindly and ignorantly.
Aggressive MTX, everything is a live service, DRM that only punish paying players, NFTs, and now AI.
What a shitshow.
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🎃 The itch.io Halloween Sale 2025 is LIVE! 👻
Over 13,000 spooky deals on games, tabletop RPGs, assets & more—running until Nov 4th.
itch.io/blog/1096153/the-itc...
Over 13,000 spooky deals on games, tabletop RPGs, assets & more—running until Nov 4th.
itch.io/blog/1096153/the-itc...
The itch.io Halloween Sale 2025 is live!
The shadows are growing longer and the best time of year for spooky games is finally here: The itch.io Halloween Sale 2025 is live! Creators across the site have summoned frighteningly good deals on t...
itch.io
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🎃 The itch.io Halloween Sale 2025 is LIVE! 👻
Over 13,000 spooky deals on games, tabletop RPGs, assets & more—running until Nov 4th.
itch.io/blog/1096153/the-itc...
Over 13,000 spooky deals on games, tabletop RPGs, assets & more—running until Nov 4th.
itch.io/blog/1096153/the-itc...